Stamping device.



' No. 893,447. PATENTED JULY 14, 1908.

W. J. GOLLINS.

STAMPING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9. 19 07.

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No. 893,447. PATENTED JULY 14, 1908. W. J.- COLLINS.

STAMPING DEVICE.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9. I907.

PATENTEDQJULY 14, 1908.

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I NVENTOR Hir'15 WALLACE .T. COLLINS, OF SEDALIA, MISSOURI.

STAMPING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14., 1908.

Application filed November 9, 1907. Serial No. 401,472.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALLACE J. CoLLrNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sedalia, in the county of Pettis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stamping Devices and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in stamping devices and more particularly to that class adapted to be used for marking wash goods, such as wearing apparel, or the like and my object is to provide means for holding the goods while the same are being marked.

A further object is to provide means for applying the stamping device to the article and a still further object is to provide a stamp, having a variety of interchangeable marking devices thereon and a still further object is to provide a register, whereby the number of articles marked, will be registered.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved marking device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view as seen on line 22, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the position of the marking parts when in position to engage the article to be marked. Fig. 4 is a sectional view as seen online 44, Fig. 1, and, Fig. 5 is an elevation of the marking device.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates a table, which may be of the usual or any preferred form, said table having supporting legs 2.

Mounted upon one end of the table 1 are guide bars 3, said guide bars extending longitudinally of the table 1 and being provided adjacent their upper edges with alining slots 4, in which are adapted to be slidably mounted trunnions 5 of a frame 6. The free end of the frame 6 is provided with a curved ter minal 7, to the outer end of which is secured a stamp 8.

The stamp 8 is provided with a plurality of endless bands 9, on which are formed a plurality of marking characters 10, and by mounting the bands so that the various characters may be brought to the lower end of the stamp 8, the mark may be readily changed as desired.

Secured to the upper surface of the table 1 and at a distance from the guide bars 3, is a complemental stretcher member 11, over which the articles to be marked are placed and in order to positively hold the article on the complemental stretcher member and draw the same taut, a clamping late 12 is hingedly secured to the table, ad? complemental stretcher member 11, said plate having a depending flange 13 around its edges, which is adapted to engage the tapered edges 14 of the complemental stretcher member 11, the flange 13 being likewise inclined to co-incide with the tapered edges 14, so that when the plate is lowered into engagement with the article over the complemental stretcher member, the tapered flange will draw the article taut over the upper surface of the complemental stretcher member, a handle 15 being secured to the flange 13 for the purpose of readily manipulating the clamping plate.

The frame 6 is moved longitudinally between the guide bars 3 until the stamp 8 is located centrally over the plate 12, the characters on the stamp being brought into engagement with the article to be marked, by lowering the stamp through an opening 16in the center of the clamping plate 12.

The frame 6 is moved forwardly by means acent the of curved arms 17, the lower ends of which are mounted upon a shaft 18, said shaft finding bearings in the side rails 19 of the table, the upper ends of said curved arms being pivotally secured to the outer end of the curved terminal 7 at a point immediately above the stamp 8, a cavity 20 being formed in the top of the table, through which the arms 17 extend.

The frame 6 is moved forwardly by swinging the arms 17 and to readily accomplish this result, the ends of the arms 17 engaging the shaft 18 are provided with circular heads 21, the peripheries of which are provided with teeth 22, which are adapted to mesh with similar teeth 28 on disks 24.

The disks 24 are fixed to a shaft 25, which shaft is also rotatably mounted on the side rails 19 and it will be readily seen that when the shaft 25 is rotated, the upper ends of the curved arms 17 will be moved forwardly, the moving ends'jof said arms traveling in the arc of a circle, which will result in raising the curved terminal 7 at the beginning of the stroke of the curved arms and lowering the same at the completion of the stroke, said arms being so formed and located that the lower end of the stamp will be directed through the opening 16 and into engagement with the article to be marked.

The shaft 25 is operated by means of a lever 26, which is fixed to the shaft 25 and extends laterally therefrom, said lever having a rod 27 secured thereto adjacent its outer end, the lower end of said rod being in turn secured to a treadle 28, the free end of said treadle extending beyond the forward end of the table and in position to be readily engaged by the foot of the operator, while the opposite end thereof is pivotally mounted between the legs 2 at the opposite end of the table and in order to return the parts of the marking device to their initial position, after the treadle has been depressed, a spring 29 is secured at one end to the outer end of the lever 26 and the opposite end thereof to the table top and with each depression of the treadle, tension will be exerted on the spring, which will result in restoring parts of the marking device to their initial positions when the treadle is released.

The spring 29 is assisted in restoring the parts of the marker to their initial position by means of a pair of springs 30, one end of said springs being secured to the top of the table and the opposite ends thereof being secured to the frame 6, so that with each forward movement of the frame, tension will be exerted on said springs.

A pad 31 is located on the table 1 and inposition to receive the lower end of the stamp 8, when the parts of the marking device are at rest, said pad being saturated with a marking compound, such as indelible ink, or the like, so that the characters on the stamp will carry the ink and deposit the same on the article to be marked and as the pad and mandrel are placed an equal distance to each side of the axis of the shaft 118, the stamp 8 will always be deposited in the same position on its forward or rear stroke.

As soon as an article to be marked has been placed over the complemental stretcher member 11 and the plate 12 clamped thereover, the operator depresses the treadle 28, which will result in bringing the frame 6 forwardly and extending the lower end of the stamp 8 through the opening 16 and the characters thereon into engagement with the article on the complemental stretcher member, after which the treadle and the parts con trolled thereby are returned to their initial positions by means of the springs 29 and 30,

when a new article is placed in engagement with the complemental stretcher member and the above operation repeated.

In keeping a register of the number of articles marked, a drum 32 is rotatably mounted at one ,edge of the table and on a shaft 33, said drum having a tape 34 wound thereon, on one surface of which are placed numerals ranging from one upwardly to any desired number, said tape extending from the drum into a housing 35, having an opening 37, through which the numerals on the tape may be seen, said opening being so ar ranged that but one of the numbers is ex posed to view at a time and in order to wind the tape from the main drum 32, to the auxiliary drum 36, the shaft 18 is provided with a crank 38, to the upper end of which is secured a latch 39, the free end of the latch being directed into engagement with a ratchet wheel 40, fixed to the auxiliary drum 36 and with each depression of the treadle 28, the shaft 18 will be rocked and the auxiliary drum rotated a suflicient distance to bring a new number below the opening 37 and by which means each operation of the stamping device will be indicated.

The tape 34 is re-wound onto the drum 32 by means of a spring 41, one end of which is fixed to the shaft 33 and the opposite end thereof to the drum 32 and in such position, that as the tape is unwound from the drum 32, the tension of the spring 41 will be in creased and in order to prevent the auxiliary drum from rotating in reverse movement, after being operated by the latch 39, a detent 42 is mounted in osition on the table to successively engage tie teeth of the ratchet wheel and hold the auxiliary drum against reverse rotation.

When it is desired to re-wind the tape onto the drum 32, the latch 39 and detent 42 are raised out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 40, when the tension of the spring 41 will rotate the drum 32 and rewind the tape thereon.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a verycheap and economical form of stamping device to be used for marking articles and particularly wearing apparel and it will further be seen that the mark for the different articles may be readily changed when desired and it Will further be seen that I have provided a very cheap and economical form of register to denote the number of articles marked.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, employing a pivoted sliding frame having upwardly arched or curved arms carrying at their forward ends pendent stamping means, means for applying marking material to said stamping means, downwardly arched or curved arms having their upper ends connected to the forward ends of the aforesaid arms and their lower ends rovided with toothequipped heads, additional toothequipped members geared to the aforesaid members or arms, and actuating means therefor.

2. A device of the character described, employing a sliding frame having lateral trunnions at one end, slotted guiding means for said trunnions, said frame having upward arched arms carrying at their forward ends pendent stampin means, means for applying marking materia l to said stamping means, downwardly arched arms having their upper ends connected to the forward ends of the aforesaid arms, means for actuating said downwardly arched arms, including intergeared head-members and disks, a shaft carrying said disks and actuating means for said shaft, said head-members forming ad-' juncts of said downwardly arched arms.

3. A device of the character described, employing a pivoted sliding frame, retractible springs connected to said frame, said frame having upwardly arched arms carrying at their forward ends pendent stampin means, means for applying marking materifi to said stamping means, downwardly arched arms having their u per ends connected to the forward ends of the aforesaid arms, a

shaft having connected thereto a pitman, intergeared means between said downwardly arched arms and said shaft and actuating means for said pitman.

4. A device of the character described, employing a table equipped with a clamping or stretchermember and a complemental stretcher-member between which is received the object for stamping, a frame having sliding trunnion-connection with said table and provided with forward-end upwardly curved arms, a pendent stamping means arranged at the forward end of said arms, means for applying marking material to said stamping means, downwardly curved arms having their upper ends connected to the forward ends of the aforesaid arms, a shaft having fixed thereto tooth-equipped disks, said upwardly curved arms having fixed thereto correspondingly equip ed heads meshing with said disks, anr actuating means for said disk-equip ed shaft.

In testimony whereof i have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALLACE J. COLLINS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE S. HENDERSON, G. G. WALKER. 

